Dubravka and Elyse were lucky to have beautiful weather for their class outing to Caversham Wildlife Park last week. Some of Alison’s students joined in at the last minute, which helped to make the outing more economically viable! The students enjoyed seeing (and touching) Australian animals, as you can see from Dubravka’s excellent photos on the student blog.

Please make sure that you are able to access ESS, as all leave has to be applied for electronically now. Ask me (or someone who has used it) to show you how to get on the first time. It’s probably worth listing here the numbers you need if you have forgotten your password. To log on to the system initially, you have to contact Swan on 92677274. For Groupwise password reset ring West Coast on 92331040. Shared Services phone no (for ESS) is 9264 8390. West Coast IT were here last week and had partial success in linking us up to Joondalup rather than Swan. Watch this space!
June 14

A reminder about Adult Learners’ Week, which takes place during week 1-8 September. There are a number of awards to be presented in that week and AMES is encouraging staff to put forward names for the Outstanding Learner (New Migrant) and Outstanding Tutor (Volunteer) in particular. If you would like to nominate someone (either student or volunteer) please let me know and I’ll explain the procedure).

Sara Crozier will be available for relief every day from next week as her uni course if finishing.